Yes, I have posted this picture before. I do not have access to all the pictures at this moment and I thought it might be nice to show what I have as wallpaper on my laptop. I hope to get some new pictures sometime this weekend. I feel like I need to get some shots every few weeks at least. Abbie is growing too fast. Today, she said "Hi" 3 times while I was at work. That is both exciting and frustrating. I know I have to fulfill my obligations at work to provide for us, but I am afraid of not being there for moments in my daughter's life. I can not get those moments back once I have missed them. Tonight she was bouncing around and holding her arms out as if to say, "Look at me, I am ALIVE!" I am unable to stay in a bad mood around her.
In college, I was in awe of God because of the complexity of his creation. Classes like Chemistry showed me his intricate design of elements and compounds. Now, when I look at my own daughter and her daily growth and changes I am reminded of this design again. I pray that I can express this to my daughter and that she will see the design as I do.
I do have a little griping to do. I got off of work today at 3PM. At 5PM, the phone rang and it was work. Derrick said, "Do you want the good news or the bad news first?" I thought of any number of catastrophic things that could be wrong. I said, "Bad news." It turns out that after I left there was a fax that came through telling of a conference call at 8:30AM on Friday for all Pharmacy Managers. The fax went on to say that all Managers were required to be on the call and if they were gone, to call them at home to let them know. This last little bit was for me specifically, because of the last conference call. That call was announced in the same manner and I was not there to receive the message Thursday afternoon about Friday morning's conference call. Since I was not at work either time I did not attend the call. I think I need better notification than that. Evidently, calling me at home is the answer instead of earlier notification. I am really not going to be happy if the call is not about something of vital importance. I am taking time at home (when I am not "on the clock") to deal with a work related conference call and that bothers me. I think that if the call is not due to groundbreaking changes, then the pharmacist on duty can handle taking notes and fill me in when I come to work. Is that being unreasonable? Is that being petty? Is that being selfish? Is that the actions of a manager that is trying to grow his business? Well, it may be and may not be, but I have become selfish with my time at home. If I am at work, I handle my work and do my best. If I am at home, I want to take care of things at home and leave work at work.

OK, I am done with that. If you have comments, suggestions, or think I should quit griping, I am all ears. Thanks for visiting and I will be back soon.